On the recordMarch 2, 1859
It is impossible to avoid this catastrophe unless we make provision this very day to meet the lawful demands on the public Treasury.
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the country has been eminently prosperous in all its material interests.
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The practice of making such appointments, whether in a vacation or during the session of Congress, has been constantly followed during every Administration from the earliest period of the Government, and its perfect lawfulness has never to my knowledge been questioned or denied.
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It is manifest that if the power which this law gives had been withheld the public interest would frequently suffer very serious detriment.
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